Capcom Prioritizing HD Remasters of Hit Titles

Easy profit.

By
Alex Osborn

The steady stream of high-definition remakes for popular Capcom games won't be running dry anytime soon, as the publisher has confirmed that more HD remasters will be a key part of its business strategy going forward.

"HD remasters of our catalogue hit titles will be one of our key business activities," Capcom said during a Q&A session at its latest financial briefing, noting that digital marketplaces will serve as the primary avenue of delivering such content.

"Overseas, it is becoming difficult to sell these lower-priced and re-mastered titles at stores because of the declining number of stores and sales area limitations. Therefore, we started aggressive digital download sales activities," the publisher explained.

"These activities created new demand for these titles. For example, overseas download sales of Resident Evil (HD Remastered) in the past fiscal year were far higher than we expected. It is not a risk but rather the growth of the download sales channel gives users more options. We regard this as growth in opportunities to have allow access for more people to enjoy our games."